︎ ACADEMIC CURRICULUM VITAE ︎ 

Education                         

2016 Doctor in Art Studies, Department of Art History, Musicology and Theatre Studies, Ghent University

Dissertation title: The Other Antigone(s). Spotting the Différance in Contemporary Tragedy. FWO (Research Foundation Flanders) and BOF (Special Research Fund Ghent University), Research scholarship on full-time basis, 2012-2016. Defended on 25 October 2016.
Promotor: Katharina Pewny. Co-promotors: Kati Roettger, Freddy Decreus, Kristoffel Demoen. Jury: Marc Boone, Luk van den Dries, Kati Roettger, Bart Philipsen.

2012 Master in Theatre Studies, University of Amsterdam, cum laude, Scriptie-Prijs

Title: InterActions. Performing Actual and Virtual Spaces as Stages of Inter-est

2011 Bachelor in Culture and Technology, Technical University Brandenburg, focus on interdependence of theatre, literature and philosophy  
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Professional Appointments                   

2016 Visiting Professor, Department of Art History, Musicology and Theatre Studies, Ghent University (-end 2019)

2016 Volunteering Postdoctoral Staff Member, Department of Art History, Musicology and Theatre Studies, Ghent University (-end 2019)
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Grants and Fellowships                

2014 Faculty Research Fund, Faculty of Arts and Philosophy, Ghent University, Organisational grant for international conference.

2014 Faculty Research Fund, Faculty of Arts, University of Antwerp, Organisational grant for international conference.

2012 FWO Research Project, Research Foundation Flanders, Scholarship for doctoral research on full-time basis and annual research budget .(2012-1016)

2012 BOF Research Project, Special Research Fund, Ghent University, Scholarship for doctoral research on full-time basis and monthly research budget. (2012-1016)
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Awards and Honors               

2012 Theater Scirptieprijs, TIN Theaterinstituut Nederland.
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Research Stays and Visits Abroad              

2013 Tel Aviv University (non-affiliated), Israeli Centre for Documentation of Performing Arts & Gesher Theatre Tel Aviv, Collection Research Corpus.

2013 Freedom Theatre Jenin, Westbank, Case Study Research.

2012 University of Oxford (non-affiliated), APGRD (Archive of Performances of Greek and Roman Drama), Collection Research Corpus.

2012 Free University Berlin (non-affiliated), Theaterhistorische Sammlungen Archiv, Collection Research Corpus.
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Publications      

2019 Gruber,  Charlotte, Christel Stalpaert et al., ‘5 dagen tingeln en dan - blijven tingeln een leven lang.’ Documenta Tijdschrift voor Theater #1 (2019), p. 236-270.

2018 ‘Love is still love even when it lacks harmony: Antigone and the attempt to humanize tragedy.’ In: Ivo van Hove Onstage. Ed. David Willinger. New York: Routledge, 2018, p. 263-274.

2017 Collective editorial on U.S. inauguration. Performance Philosophy, Vol 2, No 2 (2017).

2016 Gruber, Charlotte, Katharina Pewny et al. (eds.), Occupy Antigone: Tradition, Transition and Transformation in Performance, Tübingen: Narr Francke Attempto Verlag, 2016.

2016 ‘The Other Antigone(s): Performing Deconstructed Legacies.’ In: Occupy Antigone: Tradition, Transition and Transformation in Performance, Eds. Katharina Pewny et al. Tübingen: Narr Francke Attempto Verlag, 2016, pp. 124-136.

2016 Charlotte Gruber et al., ‘Introducing Occupy Antigone: Tradition, Transition and Transformation in Performance.’ In: Occupy Antigone: Tradition, Transition and Transformation in Performance, Eds. Katharina Pewny et al. Tübingen: Narr Francke Attempto Verlag, 2016, pp. 2-9.

2016 Gruber, Charlotte and Katharina Pewny, ‘Abgang und Tod bleiben lassen. Verharren und Verschwinden in Gegenwärtigen Tragödieninszenierungen.’ In: Ein starker Abgang. Inszenierungen des Abtretens in Drama und Theater, Eds. Franziska Bergmann and Lily Tonger-Erk, Würzburg: Köningshausen & Neumann, 2016, pp. 186-203.

2013 ‘Scenography of Virtual Sound-Stages’ Performance Research ‘On Scenography’ Vol. 18, No 3. 2013, p. 197.

2013 InterActions: Performing Actual and Virtual Spaces as Stages of Inter-est, AGENT: New Theses in Performance Research, Marburg: Tectum Verlag, 2013.

2012 Pewny, Katharina and Charlotte Gruber, ‘Queering Antigone: The Artistwin deufert&plischke’s Gender Performance.’ In: 32e Jaarboek voor vrouwengeschiedenis: Gender & Performance, Ed. Kati Röttger, Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press, 2012, pp. 67-87.
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Teaching Experience  

2018 Ghent University, Department of Art History, Musicology and Theatre Studies, three full courses, 6LVS. (-2019)

‘Political, Social and Ethical Aspects of the Performing Arts, Special Research MA Seminar, Theatre Studies/Art Studies - cross-instituional.

‘Performing Arts in Discourse. Models for Analysis’, BA Theatre Studies/Art Studies.

‘Ritual Aspects of the Performing and Media Arts’, BA Theatre Studies/Art Studies.

2016 Ghent University, Department of Art History, Musicology and Theatre Studies, three full courses, 6LVS. (-2017)

‘Political, Social and Ethical Aspects of the Performing Arts - Universiteit Gent - MA Theatre Studies/Art Studies.

‘Ritual Aspects of the Performing and Media Arts, BA Theatre Studies/Art Studies.
‘Methodology of the Performing and Media Arts’, BATheatre Studies/Art Studies.

2012 Ghent University, Department of Art History, Musicology and Theatre Studies, annual guest-lectures in courses ‘Ritual Aspects of the Performing Arts’ and ‘Methodology of the Performing and Media Arts’. (-2016)

2010 Brandenburgisch Technische Universität, full public seminar ‘Theaterseminar’, cooperation state theatre-house ‘Staatstheater Cottbus’ and the faculty Technical Philosophy, 2LVS. (-2011)
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Lectures Upon Invitation    

2017 ‘The Image of the Muslim as Other’, Artist-talk & lecture with Chokri Ben Chikha, art institution Vooruit, Ghent.

2017 ‘Judith Butler about Sophocles’, Lecture in series: Great Critics, Ghent University, Permanente vorming Historische Europese Letterkunde.

2015 ‘(Im)Possible Stages of Inter-est’, Lecture in series: 'Kein Kino’, Zurich University of the Arts (ZHDK), Game Design.

2013 ‘InterActions. Performing Actual and Virtual Spaces as Stages of Inter-est.’ Presentation thesis-monograph, Launch AGent Series New Theses in Performance Research, Frascati Amsterdam, 15 June.
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Campus or Departmental Talks

2018 ’Repatriation of the White Cube’, Artist-talk with Renzo Martens inseries: S:PAM-lectures Ghent University.

2017 ‘Staging (Mis)understanding. On the theatre of Edit Kaldor’ with Bart Philipsen in series: S:PAM-lectures Ghent University.

2017 ‘Cultural Analysis from a Postcolonial Perspective’ with Sruti Bala in series: S:PAM-lectures Ghent University.
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Workshops

2019 ‘Stream of Consciousness as Research Method’, Initiative for creative co- authorship of publication ‘5 dagen Tingeln en dan-’, May 2019, as artistic documentation of Project-week ‘Schone Week’,  published Sep 2019.

2019 Co-Organization Performance group ‘Ding’ with artist Peter Aers (Bulding Coversation) as part of the Project-week ‘Schone Week’ at Ghent University

2019 ‘Intervening in Institutionalised Senses. Exercises in Uncreative Writing’, Workshop at Performance Philosophy Conference - De Brakke Grond & University of Amsterdam, Mar 2019.

2018 ‘Voil Jeanettenstoet as ritual’, Excursion to Carnival of Aalst, Ghent University, Theatre Studies.

2018 ’Create your own Ritual(istic) Performance’, Performative workshop based on artistic researcher Barbara Raes (Beyond the Spoken), Ghent University, connected to ‘Amen & Beyond’ Performance Festival on rituals at Vooruit Ghent, Theatre Studies.

2017 ‘Interventions in the Art-institution’, Performative workshop at BLAUWDRUK, Vooruit Ghent.

2017 ‘Intermedia Books’, Workshop and interview-session with Duncan Speakman (artistic researcher), Ghent University,Theatre Studies.

2017 ’Psychogeographic experience: Performance and Public Space’, Artistic workshop and lecture, Ghent University, Theatre Studies.

2017 ‘Create Your Own Ritual Performance’, Workshop with visual artist Tan Tan (artistic researcher), Ghent University, Theatre Studies.
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Service to Profession

• Evaluation BA and MA Theses

• Supervisor for BA and MA Theses (full details can be provided)

• Secretary Deliberation-board Doctorate Laura Karreman, Ghent University.
  Secretary Deliberation-board Doctorate Sergej Istomin, Royal School of Arts, KASK.

• Development/Supervision Exams

• Editor of Journal ‘Documenta. Tijsschrift vor Theater’
  Co-host Readinggroup on ‘Populism’ as Part of ‘PEPPER Philosophy, Ethology, Politics and Performance’ Researchgroup

• Organizer and Moderator of public guest-lectures series ’S:PAM-lectures’, Research Center Studies in Performing Arts and Media’

• Conference-Organisation

• Panel-Organisation

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Professional Memberships  

2021 Member Sophia Belgian Gender Studies Network
2021 Member ‘Octopus. Artists against Neoliberalism’
2021 Member Feminist Artist Collective ‘Garden of Delights (G.o.D.)’
2014 Member of Group ‘PEPPER. Philosophy, Ethology, Politics and Performance’
2013 Organizing member of Researchgroup ‘THALIA: Theatre, Literature and Media in Performance’
2012 Member of Workinggroup Dramaturgy of the German Society for Theatre Research
2012 Organizing member of UGent Research Center ‘Studies in Performing Arts and Media’ (-2017)
2012 Member of Network ‘Performance Philosophy’
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Extra Training

Doctoral Schools
2016 Art and Politics (Chantal Mouffe) - Ghent University & KASK & HoGent.
2015 Art and Capitalism: Art as Work (Bojana Kunst) - Ghent University.
2014 Musicality in the Theatre (David Roesner) - Ghent University and Free University.
2014 Brussels Interuniversity Gender Research Seminar (Chia Longmann, Sara Ahmed) - Ghent University.

Doctoral Courses
2015 Leadership Foundation - Ghent University.
2015 Market your Research - Ghent University.
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Organisation of Conferences

2017 ‘Spuren des Tragischen im Theater der Gegenwart’, University Vienna, Austria 8.-10 November. Co-organiser: Silke Felber.

2014 ‘Occupy Antigone. Tradition, Transition and Transformation in Performance’, Ghent University, Belgium, 18-19 March. Co-organiser: Katharina Pewny.

2014 Panel: ‘Media, Discourses and Sounds of Change’ at conference Performing Protest, KU Leuven.

2011 Symposium `Do you get the Picture?’, University of Amsterdam, in cooperation with LMU University Munich, Netherlands, Co-organiser: Kati Röttger
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Presentations at Conferences

2020 ‘Theatre Manifestos!? An Intervention from Open Ended Dramaturgy' with Peter Aers, Paper and Workshop at Conference ‘COMMON – Allies, Activists and Alternatives in European Theater’, Deutsche Dramaturgische Gesellschaft & NTGent, Belgium.

2019 ‘Intervening in Institutionalised Senses. Exercises in Uncreative Writing’, Paper and workshop at conference ‘Between Institution and Intoxication’, Performance Philosophy De Brakke Grond & University of Amsterdam, Netherlands.

2014 ‘On Behalf of the Testimony. Antigone and the Zeitgeist of pro testari’, Paper at conference ‘Performing Protest’, KU Leuven, Belgium.

2014 ‘From Dialectics to Deconstruction: The Other Antigone(s)’, Paper at conference 'Occupy Antigone. Tradition, Transition, and Transformation in Performance’, Ghent University, Belgium.

2014 ’Antigone in a Global Community of Cultural Clashes: Tradition, Avant-garde, and both’, Paper at conference ‘Avant Garde, Tradition, Community’, Performance Studies International, Shanghai Theatre Academy, China.

2013 ‘Tod und/in Tragödie. Aktuelle Inszenierungen von Sophokles’ Antigone’, with Katharina Pewny, at the conference ‘Ein starker Abgang, Inszenierungen des Abtretens in Drama und Theater’, University Tübingen, Germany.

2013 ‘Presence Halved is Presence Doubled? Politics, Encounter and New Media in Performance’, Paper at conference ‘What is Performance Philosophy?’, Performance Philosophy, University of Surrey, UK.

2012 ‘Performing Sound Spaces as Stages of Inter-est’, Paper at the conference ‘Sound und Performance’, German Society for Theatre Studies (GTW), Universität Bayreuth, Germany.

2011 ‘Re(al)presentation by Aram Bartholl’, Paper at symposium `Do you get the Picture?’, in cooperation with LMU University Munich, Amsterdam University, The Netherlands.
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Other Professional Experience

2022 Member, Author and Editor for the ‘Fair Arts Almanac 2023’ at SOTA Sate of the Arts, Brussels.

2021 Curator, Coordinator, Artistic Researcher, Editor at ‘Garden of Delights’, feminist artist collective.

Weekly collective meetings and workshops, researching the relationship of art and work from a feminist perspective.

Exhibition & Event Series ‘Hard Work and Gentle Labor’, Kunsthal, Ghent, Feb 2022. 

Performative Exhibition ‘Holding Space is a Work of Art’, BLANCO, Ghent, March 2021.

Publication book ‘Garden of Delights’, Feb 2022. 

2020 Artistic Coordinator, ABO Group Environment. (-2021)

Exhibition and Event-Series ‘Artivirals’, in collaboration with HISK (Hoger Instituut voor Schone Kunsten) Ghent.

Performance Mini Festival ‘Art ABOut Environment 25’.

2020 Freelance artist consultant, art marketing, dramaturg.

2017 Contracted Volunteering Postdoctoral Researcher, Ghent University, Department of Art History, Musicology and Theatre Studies. (-2020)

2010 Intern Stage Management, State-theatre Cottbus, Brandenburg.

2010 Student Research Assistant,Technical University Brandenburg.
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